Employment
Unique in BC, the Youth Justice program enjoys an excellent reputation with employers. Many even host students in supervised worksite placements.
The result? Demand for grads is extremely high - virtually 100%.
Employers choose Douglas grads because they possess job-ready skills. Grads often get jobs with employers through contacts in worksite placements.
Graduates have many choices in community and justice system programs:
- Court-ordered youth support
- Restorative justice
- Alcohol and drug counseling
- Aboriginal youth services
- Crime prevention
- School-based gang and bullying prevention
- Community and family services
- Community-based youth programs
- Youth corrections
- Policing
Degree upgrades
As a Youth Justice grad, you have the option of completing a Bachelor of Arts in Child and Youth Care. There are also options to complete a degree with a specialization in Child Protection or Youth Justice in two more years of study. You will also have the opportunity to transfer to other university programs such as criminology with additional transfer courses.

